The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-12

The committee ON resolutions through its
chairman, Exfieutenant- Governor James B.
Canirell submitted the following platform;
I'VE declare our confidence in the integrity
and conscientious devotion to duty OF Grover
Cleveland, and congratulate the country and
the party upon the accession OF a Demo
cratic National Administration, economic
and clean; and we particularly applaud the
President for the fidelity and courage with
which he has protected the Treasury
from pillage by his exercise OF the
veto power, and hereby pledge to him
our confidence and support in the further dis.
charge Of the duties OF his high ofiice We IA
vor such reform OF the Civil Service rs will en-
force faithful performance by persons ap-
pointed 10 Office OF all public duties iutristed TO
them and to this end, as wel as TO q main
tonance Of The spirit OF our representative form
OF government we demand tho strictcst meas
uro OF personal and party responsibility. and
are opposed TO the substitution in room OF this
OF life tenure, civil pension list aud all other
appendaccs Of a bureaucratic system foreign to
the genius Of our institutions and people
I'VE declare the honest money OF the Con-
stituton so enough for the people rs cx-
| pressed In gold and silver and paper con,erti-
| bic into coin on demand.
we sympathize most earnestly with the
people Of ireland in their struggle Tor local
selfgoycrnncnt, and we unite with the
friends OF liberal progress in all parts Of the
world in denouncing the coercion measure
nowpcuding in the British Parliament as -
monstrous crime against brave generous
and longsuncring people, an obstruction To
human freedom, abhorrent to the spirit OF
| liberty In every land
'Wc viewed with alarm the growing tendency
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and bountyof the Federal Government, and us
incident 10 This tendency 10 cllargc the powers
granted, and SO multiply powers never contem-
plated by the Constitution, aud we re-assert
the time -honored Democratic doctrine that all
powers not delegated to the United States nor
prohibited to the States, nrc reserved TO tho
States respectively, or 10 The people
I'VE dcnounce the present war tariff laid to
confuse rs well rs TO harass the people, rs a
masterpiece OF injustice, inequality and false
prctcnse. II has been maintained by selfish
and false theory OF protection, which robs the
many 10 enrich the few II has piled up in
the National Treasury u surplus which mem
aces The prosperity Of all classes and
every industry. We demand the immediate
reduction OF this war tnrlCI, not merely as
an act of redress to the people, promised by all
parties, but us the only snfe and just method of
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the Government economically administered.
"Rcsoiretk That the action OF the Democrats
in the House OF Representatives in reclaiming
from railroads and other corporations nearly
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